Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. $AMD Shares Sold by Sapient Capital LLC

Sapient Capital LLC trimmed its position in Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMD) by 86.0% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 716 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock after selling 4,414 shares during the period. Sapient Capital LLC’s holdings in Advanced Micro Devices were worth $416,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. Shira Ridge Wealth Management acquired a new position in shares of Advanced Micro Devices in the second quarter valued at approximately $360,000. World Equity Group Inc. grew its stake in Advanced Micro Devices by 13.2% in the 2nd quarter. World Equity Group Inc. now owns 5,803 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $3,371,000 after acquiring an additional 678 shares during the period. Wealthcare Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in Advanced Micro Devices in the 2nd quarter valued at $242,000. Pettinga Financial Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Advanced Micro Devices in the 2nd quarter valued at $206,000. Finally, Alliance Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Advanced Micro Devices by 2.0% during the 2nd quarter. Alliance Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 2,554 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $1,484,000 after purchasing an additional 51 shares during the period. 71.34% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling at Advanced Micro Devices

In related news, Director Nora Denzel sold 8,626 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, June 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $522.00, for a total transaction of $4,502,772.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 87,173 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $45,504,306. This represents a 9.00% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, EVP Mark D. Papermaster sold 6,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, June 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $536.33, for a total transaction of $3,217,980.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 1,233,687 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $661,663,348.71. This trade represents a 0.48% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders sold 160,934 shares of company stock worth $74,664,256 over the last three months. 0.50% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Key Advanced Micro Devices News

Here are the key news stories impacting Advanced Micro Devices this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Strong quarterly results: AMD exceeded expectations for both revenue and earnings, with revenue rising 50% year over year to $11.54 billion. Data-center sales more than doubled, reinforcing demand for its AI accelerators and server processors. However, investors appeared to expect an even stronger outlook, limiting the benefit from the earnings beat. AMD vs. Sandisk: Chip Earnings Momentum Meets a Mixed Market Reaction
• Positive Sentiment: AI infrastructure catalysts: AMD’s Helios rack-scale AI systems are expected to begin ramping this quarter, while an Anthropic data-center agreement involving Riot Platforms highlights potential demand for AMD-powered infrastructure. AMD has also added support for Meta’s Muse Glimmer 30B AI model on PCs and acquired Taalas technology to strengthen its AI-inference roadmap. AMD’s Helios Launch Could Create Winners Beyond AMD Stock
• Positive Sentiment: Higher earnings expectations: Northland Securities raised its FY2026 EPS forecast to $5.97 from $5.54 and its FY2027 estimate to $8.55 from $6.95, reflecting confidence in longer-term data-center growth. The firm maintained a Market Perform rating, however, with a $260 price target. Northland Securities AMD Estimates
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst debate remains intense: Some coverage highlights AMD as a beneficiary of the shift from AI training toward inference, while other analysts argue that its growth thesis is already reflected in the valuation and that margins could constrain further gains.
• Negative Sentiment: Valuation and margin pressure: With a valuation exceeding 120 times earnings, investors may demand continued upside surprises. Commentary warns that fast revenue growth may not translate into comparable profit growth, creating downside risk if gross margins or forward guidance disappoint. AMD Revenue Is Exploding, But Margins May Stop the Rally
• Negative Sentiment: Institutional selling: Recent 13F filings show Amundi reduced its AMD position by approximately 2.27 million shares, while ProShare Advisors cut its holding by about 577,000 shares. These filings reflect second-quarter positions rather than current trading, but they may weigh on sentiment.

Advanced Micro Devices Price Performance

Shares of Advanced Micro Devices stock opened at $474.32 on Wednesday. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $512.81 and its 200 day moving average price is $363.26. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. has a twelve month low of $149.22 and a twelve month high of $584.73. The company has a current ratio of 2.61, a quick ratio of 1.91 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.03. The stock has a market capitalization of $774.31 billion, a P/E ratio of 121.93 and a beta of 2.48.

Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 4th. The semiconductor manufacturer reported $1.66 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.62 by $0.04. The company had revenue of $11.54 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $11.31 billion. Advanced Micro Devices had a return on equity of 12.30% and a net margin of 15.58%.The firm’s revenue was up 50.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.48 earnings per share. As a group, research analysts anticipate that Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. will post 6.44 earnings per share for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

AMD has been the topic of several analyst reports. Morgan Stanley raised their price objective on Advanced Micro Devices from $410.00 to $465.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 5th. Mizuho increased their target price on Advanced Micro Devices from $615.00 to $625.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, July 27th. Argus raised their price target on Advanced Micro Devices from $450.00 to $625.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 6th. Raymond James Financial assumed coverage on Advanced Micro Devices in a report on Wednesday, May 6th. They issued a “market perform” rating for the company. Finally, Evercore reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $579.00 price objective on shares of Advanced Micro Devices in a report on Tuesday, May 19th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-one have issued a Buy rating, ten have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $546.87.

Advanced Micro Devices Company Profile

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc (NASDAQ: AMD) is a global semiconductor company that designs and sells microprocessors, graphics processors, chipsets and adaptive computing solutions for a broad set of markets. The company’s product portfolio includes consumer and commercial CPUs under the Ryzen and Threadripper brands, data center processors under the EPYC brand, and Radeon graphics processing units for gaming and professional visualization. AMD also offers semi-custom system-on-chip (SoC) products for gaming consoles and other specialized applications, and provides supporting software and platform technologies for OEMs, cloud service providers and end users.

Founded in 1969, AMD has evolved from a supplier of logic chips into a diversified, fabless semiconductor designer.